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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Fancy and Fact.

A vast deal of nonsense has been
printed about President Cleveland's re-
ported intention not to be candidate for
denomination. 1t is believed that the
real purpose for all this gossip was to test
the sentiment of the democratic party
on the question, and if the response
was favorable to Mr.. Cleveland the in
auguration of any movement in the
interest of ambitious rivals would be
prevented. Some of the comments of
leading Independent papers which
support Mr.. Cleveland are amusing.
Here is a bit of fact and fancy from the
Boston Herald:
There is no good reason to suppose that
President Cleveland is bothered about his
reelection. We believe that he will accept,
If nominated, and be glad of it, But he
seems to be acting upon the theory that the
best way to get another term is to make
good use of the present one. Apparently
he knows of but one way to strengthen
himself or his party, and that is by making
II WISE, HOlleSJ anu pdlTlOllC administration.
His chief fault is his desire to cover too
much ground by his own personal labor,
and that grows out of his extreme conscen-
tiousness.
The most reliable accounts agree that
the President has been for long
time laying pipe to secure renomina-
ton and to freeze out all rivals for the
honor. Every appointment he has
made would seem to have that end
in view. He has been putting demo-
Gratis in places where they will do him
the most good. He has parted COM
pany with the mugwumps to consid-
cradle extent in order to secure
greater favor from his own party. He
has exerted himself to gain the solid
support of the southern democracy by
his course on several matters of legisla-
ton, and notably in his approval of the
Mexican pension bill and his veto of
the dependent pension measure. He
has secured the cooperation of Bar
mum of Connecticut, Smith Weed of
New York and other influential demo-
cratic politicians in furtherance of his
scheme. Much of "his own personal
labor" is simply indicative of his
strong aspirations for a second term.
He has not made ga wise, honest and
patriotic administration " thus far, ac-
cording to the records, and he is using
other means 'to strengthen himself"
whatever may be the effect upon his
party.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
The Immigration Problem.

Public attention is once more directed
to the question of foreign immigration
by the announcement that its tide is
again on the rise. From 1882 the i'm
migration had been steadily falling off
until the beginning of the present year,
but the prospective return of business
prosperity and the troubled condition
of affairs in Ireland and other countries
of Europe are putting the figures on
the ascending scale, and if the present
rate of increase is maintained through
the year half million of immigrants
will be added to the population of the
United States in 1887. Within the past
two or three years there has been a
changed sentiment in this country as
to foreign immigration. 1t is not de-
MED that there is a certain proportion
of the newcomers who make a desira-
BILE addition to our population-who
soon adapt themselves to American
methods and become worthy citizens.
But for some years large proportion
of immigrants have not been of this
class. Many of them are persons who
fail to conform to the institutions of
the country, and are thus a menace to
its good order. Thousands of them 90
to swell the poverty-stricken, vagrant
and criminal classes of the cities. Sta
tistics show that from the undesirable
class of immigrants comes seventy-five
per cent of the criminals, about the
same proportion of paupers and proba-
bly, sixty per cent of the saloon keepers.
Then there are the anarchists and the
worst species of socialists, who herd in
the great cities and whose proceedings
threaten the stability of social order
Thousands are illiterate and have little
desire, even when opportunities are
afforded, for acquiring the rudments of
an education. For nearly all the il
literacy in the Northern States the
influx of foreigners is responsible.
The effect of the large immigration
upon the labor problem is matter for
serious consideration. Commissioner
of Labor Peck of New York comes to
the conclusion that if the tide of immi-
grafton is not checked the unskilled
American laborer must either fall to
the level of the foreigner or himself
become an emigrant in search of bet
ter country. Mr.. Hadley, the Con-
necticut commissioner, says if the
Italian immigration into Connecticut
continues to increase in the next ten
years as it has done in the last five
years it is certain to become most
perplexing social problem what effect
it will have on our native unskilled
labor.
In view of communistic combina-
tons, the increase of crime, paupe rism
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

given advantages not given to the
American citizens of Boston and its
vicinity? A third question is: Why, if
the Northern Pacific, the Southern
Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka e.
Santa Fe, three of the transcontnental
routes, are entitled to suspension of
the short-haul clause for seventy-fve
days, the same privilege is not accorded
to the other transcontinental route,
composed of the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific?
DOES it not seem strange, as well as a
shame, that in such a country as ours,
and in respect to such man as Lincoln,
it should have been necessary to keep
from the public for so long time a
knowledge of the exact locality of his
resting-place? 1t is an outrage upon our
boosted modern progress that body
stealing of the great and good, or of the
wealthy and influential, requires costly
and protracted precautions against the
dissertation. A man so kind and gentle
in life, so patriotic and true in service,
so benevolent and honorable in dealing
and so distinguished and useful in po-
sition ought to have been allowed to
sleep his last sleep in peace. And so
in regard to all our country's dead.
Guards about the vaults of presidents,
millionaires and statesmen are getting
too common. Tribulations are sup
posed to end with the tomb, but in the
nineteenth century it seems that that
sacred spot is not free from the ruthless
invasion of the robber and desecrator. -
Presbyterian Observer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Effect of the Interstate Law on the
Palace-Car Travel.

The latest charge laid at the door of the
interstate commerce law is that it has re-
duced the number of travellers in drawing
room and sleeping-cars. In speaking on
this subject, a New York ticket agent tells
the New York Times that many of the passes
recently called in were held by people who
used to travel great deal more than was
necessary, simply because they had free
rides. " AS they didn't have to pay railroad
fare he further says, they always felt
able TO indulge in chair or berth Now
however, that their free rides are a thing of
the past, they stay at home more, and when
they do go about from one city to another
they just buy an ordinary ticket and then
slide by the palace-car window as if they
had never seen it before and didn't know
what it was intended for. Cheap railroad
fares have always been boon to the palace
car companies, and every war has meant
rush OF business-frst, because more people
travelled; and, second, because those who get
the reduced rates felt more like spending
something extra for the best accommoda-
tons. I've noticed this fact every time the
roads have fought one another for years"
This same reasoning has been expounded
in Wall street lately, too, but there the
other side-the friends of the sleeping and
drawing-room car companies-have always
asserted that the abolition of the passes has
not hurt their business Travel has been
light for the last two or three weeks, any
way. Passes on the special cars have al
ways been much rarer than free railroad
tickets. The effect of the law on travel is
being carefully watched by railroad men,
and some of them say they havnt had time
to make up their minds what it will be in
the end.-TrdUeHer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

and illiteracy and the overabundance of
unskilled labor, the question again pre-
sents itself whether it would not be a
measure of the highest prudence and
wisdom to check the free flow of immi-
grafton by further restrictive legisla-
ton. Laws are now in existence
which forbid the landing of paupers
and convicts and laborers under con-
tract. But from the fact that less than
one thousand immigrants were returned
to the old country from the port of
New York last year, as paupers, con-
victs and insane, while the public
records show that the country con-
tinues to receive large accessions of
these undesirable elements, it is evil
dent that additional safeguards are re-
quired to prevent the United States
from being any longer a dumping
ground for the criminal and pauper
refugees of the Old World.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
A Lesson for ArbOr Day.

No more instructive bit of reading for
Arbor day can be found than Professor
Shaer's paper ON the " Forests of North
America" in Scribner'S Magazine for May.
The facts which he presents concerning the
functions of the forests in the economy of
the earth are, many of them, little known
TO the general public. One of these is the
utility of the soi-coverng produced by the
forests, the least enduring and the least re-
placeable of any of the features on which
the life of the earth depends, " the harvest
of the ages" which, once lost. cannot be
supplied save by cons of time. Professor
Shaler shows how, but for the instrument
tally of this soil, the oceans would, when
their present store of dissolved mineral
matters was exhausted, cease to maintain
their vigorous creative work The follow
ing chain of action is beautiful illustra-
ton of the delicate working of the intricate
machinery essential to the maintenance of
organic life on the earth: Pure rain-water
has but little solvent power, but, in pene-
trating the soil as it falls, it becomes
charged with carbonic acid gas which
wonderfully increases its capacity for dis
solving the substances composing the rocks.
Thus changed in quality, the waters, which
soak deep into the ground and emerge in
springs, carry with them to the sea share
OF about all the substances which are found
in the crust of the earth, providing the
ocean with that wide range of dissolved
materials necessary for the sustenance of
marine life and for the formation of the de-
posts composed of organic remains. The
forests being essential to the existence of
every material interest of man, il is impor-
tant that there should be developed in the
community strong sentiment that shall
demand of both national and state govern
ments the enactment and enforcement of
laws that shall secure their preservation
and maintenance.-Bo Boston Herald
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
ArbOr Day Proclamation.
by EBENEzER j. oRMsBEE, GOVERNOR

Following the precedent of my predeces-
sor, and in compliance with what believe
to be the wish of very many of the peope
of the state, and to the end that practice
by me deemed to be commendable and to
become great benefit and advantage to the
varied material interests of the common
wealth may be continued, and that oppor-
tunity may be offered for needed and
wholesome release from the routine of
everyday life, with its cares and drudgery,
and an occasion presented for thought and
concert of action in the direction of benefit
ing our homes, making our cities and vii
lagos more attractive and the waste places
more productive and remunerative in the
future than at present, and for many other
reasons and purposes that will readily sug-
gest themselves to the thoughtful and
progressive people, l do hereby appoint
and designate Saturday, the 9TH day of
May, A. ID. 1887, Arbor day and earnestly
recommend to the people of the state that
the day thus set apart be devoted to carry
ing out the objects and purposes above sug-
gested, or kindred ones Let the teachers
and scholars unite in devoting the day to
the comfort and adornment of school-house
and yard by trees and shrubs. Let the
people of town and village dig up and re-
new the decaying or unsightly tree, and in
its place, and elsewhere where it is proper
and convenient so to do, plant another that
will be or become thing of beauty or an
aid to greater comfort. Let the farmer turn
the day to profitable account by planting
timber trees in otherwise waste places, and
by giving considerate attention to his fruit
trees and the subject of raising more ex-
tensively the smaller fruits. Let it be a
day devoted to outdoor se-cleaning and
renovation wherever need therefor ex-
lists. And | suggest that on that day the
Grand Army posts of the state each plant
one or more trees on street or common, in
the memory of those who died that their
country might be preserved in its integrity
" that each of these heroes may have a liv-
ing memorial which year by year shall in
crease in magnitude and beauty" and be
to the passer- by an object of patriotism and
reminder of duty to country.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
state in the executive chamber at Bran
don, this eighteenth day of April, A. ID.
1887, and the independence of the United
States the one hundred and twelfth
EBENEZER j. ORMSBEE.
By the Governor.
FLETCHER ID. PROCTOR
Secretary Of Grill and Military Atairs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

force, simply the condensation from the
meeting of the cold with the warmer
and moist current. But the people of
the regions subject to tornadoes are
probably less interested in their causes
than in the means of securing inn
munity from their worst effect-the de-
struction of human life. OF course
nothing presenting the least surface of
resistance to the force and fury of a
tornado can stand for moment, and
houses, fences, trees and crops are
swept away in twinkling. Unless a
tornado comes in the night there is
usually time enough for wary people
to prepare for the worst. Districts in
the West liable to these visitations are
being provided to some extent with
storm-proof retreats built underground.
1t is asserted that in all the records of
tornado casualties there is not a single
instance of person killed in subter-
ranean retreat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Rampant Socialists.

The Chicago papers have published
an address of the anarchists, intended
only for secret circulation, which fore
bodies an uprising of the extreme So
cialistic elements against the govern
ment of this country two years hence.
1T will be widespread and alarming,
accompanied by closed factories, starry
ing workers and the use of military.
1t may even be complicated by bitter
class feeling, and result in the sup
preston of the rights of free speech,
meeting and press" Until then the
circular advises abstinence from riots.
"We must speak much and act not at
all" They expect to have in this
country in 1889 at least half million of
earnest socialists, the greater number
being located in the larger cities. A
panic is expected, and when it comes,
"the public are excited, outbreaks &C.
cur, large centers revolt, the places
where but few socialists exist are made
points of rallying of the conservative
element. In these small places it shall
be made the duty of the socialists there
residing to secretly, and with all the
aid of science in destructive warfare,
raise sufficient turmoil to keep the con-
servatives busy at home. Meanwhile,
in large centers, bold measures should
be taken. Our people should head,
lead and control the popular revolt,
should seize places of power, should
lay hands upon the machinery of gov
eminent. Once installed in power, a
revolutionary committee should follow
this course of action. The DEGREES
should at once be promulgated and
enforced"
All this reads like mere balderdash
and gasconade, and it will probably be
so estimated by most people; and yet
since the anarchist outbreaks in Chi
cago and Milwaukee, last summer, the
public have learned that the atrocious
doctrines and threats of anarchists and
socialists are not to be regarded with
Indifference and contempt. The Ameri-
can press and people have too long
made the mistake of treating their vio-
lent and incendary utterances with
contemptuous sort of federation. The
present revelations " of anarchist de-
signs may be largely sensational or
altogether baseless; but the fact is not
to be ignored that there is a large for
eign infammable element which has
and that this element is constantly en-
larging by immigration. If this dan
gerous element is kept under close sur
veillance and its disorderly tendencies
are held in check, there need be little
occasion for alarm. 1t can never be-
come powerful enough to overthrow
the government and ruin the country,
for their uprisings would be suppressed
with a strong hand; but it ought not to
be rendered possible for them to make
their threatened attempts, which would
surely be attended with some destruc-
ton of life and property and considera-
BILE injury to business in the commune
ties affected. 1t is, therefore, only the
part of prudence to preclude the repe-
tition of such outbreaks as those of
Chicago and Milwaukee, and the
promptest and sternest way of dealing
with the anarchists will prove the
wisest and most merciful in the end.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

THE commissioner of agriculture
promises that the subject of oleomar-
garine will be treated in the next
monthly bulletin of his bureau, and
that "the people of this and other
countries will receive full and explicit
instructions how to detect the presence
of deleterious matter in this most i'm
portant table luxury" That there is a
good deal of capital invested in the
oleomargarine business does not, in the
opinion of the commissioner, justify its
manufacture, for it is against the inter-
ests of the public and should be frowned
upon. Chemical and microscopical
tests have been in progress under the
supervision of Professors Wiley and
Taylor of the agricultural department
for several months, and the result of
their observations will be of great
benefit to the consumers of butter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

WHATS IN A NAME?-Everything, some
times. Neurotic Oil is well named. Web
ster says: A medicine useful in diseases of
the nerves." This is the case exactly. 1t
does and will always relieve or cure PAIN.
Anything that will do that is boon to man
kind. Try it,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

Don't get caught this spring with your
blood full of impurities, your digestion i'm
paired, your appetite poor, kidneys and liver
torpid and the whole system liable to be
Frustrated by disease, but get yourself into
good condition and ready for the changing
and warmer weather by taking Hoods Sar-
saparlla, 1t stands unequaled for purify
ing the blood, giving an appetite and for
general spring medicine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
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EACH subscriber will find on the address,
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change is not made on at least the third
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be notified. All papers will be stopped
when the time is out, and subscribers will be
notified of the expiration of subscriptions.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-06-04
June.

This sweet time, the glory Of the spring,
Young verdurous June's delightful opening,
When leaves are loveliest, and young fruits and
flowers
Fear not the frost Of Mays uncertain hours;
Rich, rife, luxuriant, yet with tenderest hues,
Waves the full foliage; and with morning dews,
And showers that gush down from the radiant Skies
To bring below the air Of Paradise,
Awaking freshest fragrance as they pass.
There is peerless greenness on the grass,
Yet somewhat darkened with the loftier swell.
And purple tinge Of spike and panicle HowIrr.
Thename of this month has been claimed
in honor of Juno, but better evidence de-
clares that it was dedicated J,aiori6us--
that is, to the junior or inferior branch Of
the original legislature of Rome, as May
was dedicated Majoribus, or to the supe-
rior branch. June was the month which
the Romans considered the most propitious
season for contracting matrimonial engage
ments. Though the summer solstiee takes
place on the 21st day, June is only the
third month of the year in respect to tenn
perature, being preceded in this respect BY
July and August It Is the month Of
greatest summer beauty, the month in
which the trees are in their best and freshest
qarniture. It is the month, too, Of flowers
and comes bending beneath weight OF
roses,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-06-04

concierge and he told me an English n,on-
sieur had questioned him as to the most
expert young surgeons studying there.
Thanks to bon Michel, he mentioned you
and me-"
"WelI done, jacob What a strange
affair Why did he not go to a surgeon
of repute, | wonder?"
because the signor had his repsons.
You attach too much importance to it. l
performed the operation with skill and
speed; into my pocket put his gold; and
/ have an addition to my collection of
casts" jacob waved his hand in the di-
rection of wall, upon which hung med
ley of bones, diagrams, squeezes and pipes.
| did not understand. "Look p he said,
taking small object from a bracket and
removing wet cloth; it was the cast of a
mans hand. | recognized it with shud-
der. as it not fine specimen; long,
nervous, intelligent, capable of wickedness
or skill-who knows? | admired it so
much, so much [ took cast of it worthy
of Roubilliac
Accustomed though 1 was to the oper-
ating-room, there was repulsion to me in
the sight of that hand, because there was
no occasion for its amputation. Had it
been crushed or MANNED, 1 should have
I5boughtnothing of it, but an active, healthy
dexter hand 1t was mystery.
"Why trouble thy head?" observed
jacob "Look upon it as business trans
action.
l could not share his philosophical feel
ing, and during the rest of my sojourn in
Paris l kept constant lookout for my
nocturnal visitor, and never encountered
him; so a mystery he remained.